Thule (disambiguation)

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Thule, is an ancient semi-mythical island often identified with Iceland, Shetland, or Greenland. In the works of Procopius it refers to a part of Scandinavia.

The name Thule is commonly associated with Northern Europe and the Arctic, and has various meanings in different fields:

In history:

• Thule or Thyle (from the Old Norse Þulr "wise-man, sage") was a specific courtly position associated with Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon royalty and chieftains in the Middle Ages
• Thule people, ancestors of the Inuit, and their Thule culture

In places:

• Qaanaaq, town in northwest Greenland formerly known as Thule
• Thule Air Base of the US Air Force, located near Qaanaaq
• Thule Island, small island in the territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

In music:

• Thule (Grzegorz Turnau song), song on the album Ultima by Grzegorz Turnau
• Thule (Norwegian band), Norwegian progressive rock band
• Thule (Ostara album), album by the band Ostara (band)
• Thule (songbook), song book published by the student unions at Luleå University of Technology
• Thule Records, defunct Icelandic electronic music record label
• Ultima Thule (American band), American Jazz Fusion band
• Ultima Thule (Armia album), album by Polish band Armia and one of the songs on this album
• Ultima Thule (Estonian band), Estonian rock group
• Ultima Thule (Swedish band), Swedish rock group
• Ultima Thule Ambient Music, long-running Australian radio show

In fiction:

• Thule, fictional planet from the Star Wars universe
• Thule (Vladimir Nabokov story), short story by Vladimir Nabokov
• Greenland, known as Thule in Thea Beckman's trilogy The Children of Thule
• Ultima Thule, fictional planet in the Space: 1999 television series' episode "Death's Other Dominion"
• Ultima Thule, any geographical place beyond known maps (see Thule)

In other uses:

• Thule (beer), brand of Icelandic beer
• Thule (glassware), series of glassware designed by Tapio Wirkkala
• Thule asteroid, asteroid group
  • 279 Thule, asteroid
• Thule corporation, Swedish manufacturer of car roof racks
• Thule Society, early forerunner of the Nazi Party. See also Thule-Seminar
• White order of Thule, esoteric Nazi association